Muong Phang
Martyrs’ Cemetery A1
South of A1 Hill
Just south of the historic A1 Hill lies the A1 Martyrs Cemetery. Built in 1958, the cemetery 644 graves of the Vietnamese military officers and army soldiers who died during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Most of the graves are anonymous with only four tombs marked with the names of heroic martyrs.
Muong Phang
40km from Dien Bien Phu
About 40km from Dien Bien Phu is Muong Phan, the headquarters of General Vo Nguyen Giap during theDien Bien Phucampaign. The site provided a vantage point over the town and was also was hidden by dense tree cover, reducing the chance of being spotted from the air. Meaning “the home of good listeners” in Thai, visitors to Muong Phang can learn more about the campaign of General Giap and his comrades during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Set amongst beautiful trees alongside a stream, you can explore the tunnel system, see the headquarters of Genreal Giap and other high rankimg officers and itness the intriguing cooking stove that is designed to to emit any smoke into the air.
South of A1 Hill
Just south of the historic A1 Hill lies the A1 Martyrs Cemetery. Built in 1958, the cemetery 644 graves of the Vietnamese military officers and army soldiers who died during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Most of the graves are anonymous with only four tombs marked with the names of heroic martyrs.
Muong Phang
40km from Dien Bien Phu
About 40km from Dien Bien Phu is Muong Phan, the headquarters of General Vo Nguyen Giap during theDien Bien Phucampaign. The site provided a vantage point over the town and was also was hidden by dense tree cover, reducing the chance of being spotted from the air. Meaning “the home of good listeners” in Thai, visitors to Muong Phang can learn more about the campaign of General Giap and his comrades during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Set amongst beautiful trees alongside a stream, you can explore the tunnel system, see the headquarters of Genreal Giap and other high rankimg officers and itness the intriguing cooking stove that is designed to to emit any smoke into the air.
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